he's also the largest inside stakeholder at ge. his vote of confidence lifted shares 2% to 25.65 on this up day. delta canceled 8,000 flights in february. but that actually helped the airline increase passenger unit revenue. that is a key measure of performance. the company was able to fill more seats on fewer flights, which is more cost effective. and that helped send shares to an all-time high up almost 6% to $34.45. and qualcomm's board approved a $5 billion increase to its stock buy back program. the world's largest cell phone chipmaker also hiked its quarterly dividend by 20% to 42 cents a share. and that sent the stock up more than 3% to finish at $76.11. >>> oil and the global energy market were front and center at the annual cell week gathering of industry leaders from around the world today discussing everything from the russia ukraine conflict, the controversial keystone pipeline, u.s. oil and gas exports and more. share sharon epperson has more. >> reporter: this geopolitical uncertainty is fuelling the case for north am